Background: Parasitic infections in children reflect social inequalities throughout the world, especially in urban and rural territories. Aim: To assess inequalities in the prevalence of infections by protozoa and intestinal helminths and associated factors in children of different geographical areas fro...
O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a ocorrência de otite parasitária causada por Rhabditis blumi em bovinos leiteiros de raça Gir de uma fazenda da região Norte do Brasil. Foram coletadas amostras de 42 bovinos por swab e lavado dos condutos auditivos externos (CAE). Ao exame clínico, 9,...
Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794 é uma das espécies de peixes mais comumente encontrada nos açudes da Microrregião do Cariri Paraibano, todavia ainda não existem estudos na região sobre a sua fauna parasitária. Em virtude disso, o estudo objetivou caracterizar a fauna ectoparasitológica, o perfil ...
The “Simioto’sDisease” is a disease that has popular legitimacy and influences the search for treatment for infant health problems. This study aimed to understand the health practices related to Simioto’sDisease in a city in the interior of Brazil, from the perspective of par...
Mediano, Mauro Felippe Felix;
Mendes, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha;
Pinto, Vivian Liane Mattos;
Silva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da;
Silva, Paula Simplício da;
Carneiro, Fernanda Martins;
Sangenis, Luiz Henrique Conde;
Saraiva, Roberto Magalhães;
Xavier, Sergio Salles;
Brasil, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do;
Hasslocher-Moreno, Alejandro Marcel;
Sousa, Andrea Silvestre de.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The benefit of a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program for patients with Chagas heart failure (CHF) remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of CR for CHF patients. METHODS: A single-arm pilot study, including 12 patients with CHF, was performed. Patients ...
Rehabilitación Cardiaca/métodos,
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/complicaciones,
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/rehabilitación,
Terapia por Ejercicio/métodos,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/parasitología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/rehabilitación,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Proyectos Piloto,
Calidad de Vida,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma mansoni, is a public health concern in Brazil. However, the most popular diagnostic method, the Kato-Katz technique, exhibits low sensitivity in low-endemicity areas. We aimed to compare the performance of an immunological assay, the point-...
La escabiosis es una ectoparasitosis pruriginosa producida por el ácaro Sarcoptes scabiei, variedad hominis, específica del ser humano. Si bien su distribución es universal, con frecuencia es subdiagnosticada por asociarla únicamente a hacinamiento y malos hábitos de higiene. Se transmite por contac...
Ramos, D. G. S;
Santos, A. R. G. L. O;
Freitas, L. C;
Correa, S. H. R;
Kempe, G. V;
Morgado, T. O;
Aguiar, D. M;
Wolf, R. W;
Rossi, R. V;
Sinkoc, A. L;
Pacheco, R. C.
The population of wild animals is regulated by many biotic and abiotic factors, and parasites are a biotic factor that affects the dynamic and density of host populations. From 2002 to 2014, 62 wild animals from the biomes Pantanal, Amazon, and "Cerrado" (or Savanna), which died in attendance in the vete...
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the component community of parasite metazoans of Piaractus brachypomus in the lower Amazon River, northern Brazil. From 34 necropsied fish, 27,384 metazoan parasites were collected, such as Anacanthorus spathulatus, Mymarothecium viatorum and Notozotheciu...
Abstract The common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758, is a widespread raptor, native in Europe, Asia and Africa, and vagrant in the Americas. In the current work, 27 fecal samples were collected from common kestrels kept in the Lisbon Center for Wild Animal Recovery, located at Monsanto Forest Pa...
